Cnicus benedictus
Cnicus benedictus
Afrikaans: mak karmedik
English : Holy thistle
IsiXhosa: Maxaba
Description and diagnostic features
It is a compact thistle.
Part used
Leaves
Uses
It is used to give an appetite, especially to people with cancer.
Warning
Habitat
Not indigenous but I have not seen it spread by itself in dry areas.
I used to grow it in the Kouga valley.
Propagation
Grows from seed.